Head of Cybersecurity
UK
The median Head of Cybersecurity salary in the UK is £97,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 696 | 853 | 953 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +157 | +100 | +268 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Cybersecurity | 16 | 25 | 20 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.029% | 0.025% | 0.020% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.032% | 0.027% | 0.022% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 14 | 25 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £59,119 | £69,383 | £65,152 |
| 25th Percentile | £65,165 | £82,500 | £82,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £97,500 | £95,000 | £105,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.63% | -9.52% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £120,313 | £107,500 | £110,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £137,250 | £113,000 | £116,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £80,000 | £85,000 | £83,569 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +1.71% | +33.71% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 49,912 | 93,707 | 92,673 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.61% | 94.63% | 91.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,050 | 67,086 | 58,518 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.62% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £80,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,645 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -5.66% | +5.64% |
Head of Cybersecurity
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Head of Cybersecurity in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Head of Cybersecurity
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Cybersecurity.
Head of Cybersecurity
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Cybersecurity over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.
Head of Cybersecurity
Top 7 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Cybersecurity within the UK over the 6 months to 14 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +136 | 16 | £97,500 | +2.63% | 10 |
| Work from Home | +114 | 9 | £100,000 | +5.26% | 9 |
| London | +106 | 9 | £100,000 | +5.26% | 8 |
| UK excluding London | +184 | 7 | £80,000 | -5.88% | 4 |
| South East | +106 | 6 | £72,500 | -23.68% | 2 |
| Midlands | +58 | 1 | £100,000 | +57.56% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +51 | 1 | £100,000 | +57.56% | 1 |
Head of Cybersecurity Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 14 May 2025, Head of Cybersecurity job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Head of Cybersecurity in the job title.
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Head of Cybersecurity Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: